hyrulistic
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Hello!
First off, I'd like to say thank you to all you helpful people in these forums who helped me with getting my computer mostly working again. A couple days ago I got the whole "Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information" dead screen on startup. I had taken it to the store I originally bought it. It was under warranty, so the examination was covered...but as it was a software issue, they would have charged me $100 for the system restore, and $280 to back up any data before wiping out my computer. So! I was very glad when I found the instructions through this website for creating a Vista recovery disc (thankfully I had access to another computer to do so). I was able to use the repair option, at which point it simply stated it found an error and asked if I wanted to fix it. I said yes, and now my computer is up and running, and all the data is intact.
However...(after that long intro), I'm still having some issues. Every so often, after restarting my computer, I'll still get the boot error screen. Most other times, it will automatically start asking if I want to go in with Safe mode or just normally. Also, it seems that my hibernation is no longer working, in that my computer will shut down completely as if I had asked it to turn off. I was able to do a bit of looking around on the forums here, it looks like there may not be much to fix my computer besides a full restore, but thought I'd ask first just in case. As much as I don't generally mind backing up my info and rebooting my PC, it is a bit of a pain and a lot of settings are just the way I like them now =).
Thanks in advance for hearing me out and trying to assist me!
Edit: Just to clarify a few things, my computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium. Also, the function button for hibernate still works and I'm able to select it as an option from the shut-down menu. However, when I select hibernate, the computer doesn't show the "Windows is preparing to hibernate" and just shuts down. Then, when I start the computer up again, the error it gives is that "Windows did not shut down properly".
First off, I'd like to say thank you to all you helpful people in these forums who helped me with getting my computer mostly working again. A couple days ago I got the whole "Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information" dead screen on startup. I had taken it to the store I originally bought it. It was under warranty, so the examination was covered...but as it was a software issue, they would have charged me $100 for the system restore, and $280 to back up any data before wiping out my computer. So! I was very glad when I found the instructions through this website for creating a Vista recovery disc (thankfully I had access to another computer to do so). I was able to use the repair option, at which point it simply stated it found an error and asked if I wanted to fix it. I said yes, and now my computer is up and running, and all the data is intact.
However...(after that long intro), I'm still having some issues. Every so often, after restarting my computer, I'll still get the boot error screen. Most other times, it will automatically start asking if I want to go in with Safe mode or just normally. Also, it seems that my hibernation is no longer working, in that my computer will shut down completely as if I had asked it to turn off. I was able to do a bit of looking around on the forums here, it looks like there may not be much to fix my computer besides a full restore, but thought I'd ask first just in case. As much as I don't generally mind backing up my info and rebooting my PC, it is a bit of a pain and a lot of settings are just the way I like them now =).
Thanks in advance for hearing me out and trying to assist me!
Edit: Just to clarify a few things, my computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium. Also, the function button for hibernate still works and I'm able to select it as an option from the shut-down menu. However, when I select hibernate, the computer doesn't show the "Windows is preparing to hibernate" and just shuts down. Then, when I start the computer up again, the error it gives is that "Windows did not shut down properly".
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